Food-service cabinet



M. J. STERN. FOOD SERVICE CABINET. APPLICATION men MAR.3, 1920.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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FOOD SERVICE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1920.

Patented. Aug. 17, 1920.

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MORRIS J1. STERN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOOD-SERVICE CABINET.

Application filed March a, 1920. Serial No. 363,025.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Momus J. STERN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and Stateof New York, have invented a certain new and useful Food-ServiceCabinet, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to attain a simple, neat and compactcombination and arrangement of parts of portable, folding character, adzJted for use where economy of space is a clesideratum, as in bungalows,camps, boats, automobiles, etc., and for traveling, pieknicking,automobiling, and like purposes; and to afford convenient stor agecapacity and accommodation for food, etc, service utensils andaccessories, and also seating means, in an essentially unitarystructure,-the invention consisting in the specific association andconjunction of component parts and devices constituting the cabinet inits entirety, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1, is a perspective view showing my food service cabinet openedup on three sides, and closed on the fourth side, and with the icecompartment door open;

Fig. 1, is an outline in perspective of the cabinet as closed on allsides;

Fig. 2, is a top view of the cabinet partly opened up as in Fig. 1,parts being broken away to show details of construction;

Fig. 3, is a front elevation of the cabinet,

also partly opened in the preceding figures, and also broken away inpart to show details of construction,the front table leaf and frontfloor extension being omitted from this view.

A distinctive feature of my invention is the positioning of the icechest or refriger ating chamber R, centrally with relation to the othercompartments and parts of the cabinet. The top and back of therefrigerating chamber R, are preferably protected against heat bynon-conductive material r, r, as is also the door R, of said icecompartment. It is also provided with a corrugated false bottom or icefloor r, from underneath which a drain pipe "r leads to a drip tank (Z,(Fig. 3) positioned in one of the bottom drawers 03'. Between theselower drawers 0?, d, are open end com upon a common base partments 0, a,designed more particularly for the accommodation of bottles orreceptacles containing liquids which it is desired to keep at a lowtemperature.

On each side of the refrigerating ohamber R, open end compartments 0, c,and central bottom drawers cl, d, is arranged a vertical series ofdrawers 6, e, the two upper ones c, c, in each series communicating withthe ice chest K, through vent openings 1;, o, shown more particularly inFig. The drawers 6, e, are designed more particularly for the storage ofperishable food,their communicating with the ice chest keeping the saidcompartments 6, 6, cool.

All the above named 1parts are supported and surmounted by a top boardT, constituting the main portion of the cabinet table. it, t, are tableside leaves attached by hinges It, h, to the main table T,---and t, t,are end leaves connected to said main table T, in like manner by hingesh, h. t t are corner leaves hinged to the end leaves it, t. The tabletop T, is of greater width and length than the ice chest and drawerswhich it covers, and is positioned upon and with relation thereto insuch manner as to extend beyond the same on all sides, so that theleaves 15, t, 23 when lowered, are spaced apart from said ice chamberand drawers, as shown on the left end of each of the three figures ofthe accompanying drawings,the corner leaves t folding within the endleaves t.

The side and end leaves t, t, are supported in extended position, in thesame plane as that of the main table T, by means of brace rods a, a,pivotally attached to the end uprights I), b, their free ends engagingwith notches formed for the purpose on the under sides of the leaves 15,t. The corner leaves are held in raised, extended position by. means ofpivotally supported brackets a, a, attached to either the end leaves t,as in Fig. 1, or to the side leaves t, as in Figs. 2 and 3.

To the base B, are hinged side and end floor extensions B, B to whichare pivotally attached holding seats C, C, two to each of the sideextensions B, and one to each of the end extensions B as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 1. When folded these seats G, C, admit of theturning up occupying the spaces between the ice chest and drawers andthe npturned base extensions B, B as illustrated on the left side ofeach of the views. Any suitable means may be provided for holding theside leaves t, t of the table T, and the floor extensions B, 33 inclosed relationship, as in Fig. 1 (indicated therein by catches c, 0) asmay be found most expedient.

l/Vhen thus inclosed the cabinet and its contents maybe convenientlystowed away in a relatively small space as compared with that occupiedby it when opened up for use, therebyadapting it for economic storageand transportation. 0n the other hand, its capacity for the cold storageof food and drink is relatively large in proportion to the areaoccupiedby it when closed, because practically all available space underthetable top T, is utilized for the purpose; whereas when extended forservice it is capable of seating and accommodating six persons. 7 r

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A compartment, a top board therefor, side and end leaves hingedthereto, member. hinged to the base of said compartment, and chairshinged to said members and foldable with the latter parallel with thesides and ends of the compartment, the free edges of said leaves andmembers abutting each other when in closed position.

2. A compartment, a. top board therefor, side and end leaves hingedthereto, members hinged to the base of said eon1partment, and chairshinged to said members and foldable with the latter parallel with thesides and ends of the eompmtment, the chairs being foldable flat againstsaid members and said members and leaves i'oldable in oppositedirections to extend in the same plane.

MORRIS J. STERN.

\Vitnesses HERMAN M. FRANK, FRANK DUBESTEN.

